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Confusion.

06/15/2016 10:12 AM

Lifted this from The Poke:

(They described it as "Trying to read Ikea instructions after drinking a bottle of wine".)

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Re: Confusion.

06/15/2016 10:16 AM

That's hilarious.

Nobody reads the Ikea instructions.

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06/15/2016 10:18 AM

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06/16/2016 2:32 AM

Both, of course!

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06/15/2016 10:42 AM

Looks like an Escher drawing, doesn't it?

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06/15/2016 12:41 PM

Seems clear enough...

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06/15/2016 1:32 PM

You forgot to PS the hexnuts!

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06/15/2016 3:15 PM

That looks like a mounting bracket for a turboencabulator or a retroencabulator.

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06/15/2016 8:37 PM

Thats three nuts!

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06/16/2016 1:09 PM

I prefer to read the instructions after completing the task. This offers more of a challenge and usually takes less time because I understand what I'm reading having already having done the job.

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06/19/2016 10:11 PM

I made a few of them when i was an apprentice. ;-0 Damned if i can do it now.

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